Immigration to Louisiana About Louisiana Louisiana’s population experienced an increase of 5.9% between 1990 and 2000 and decreased by 4.0% from 2000 to 2006. During 2000 to 2006 the state suffered a population loss in large part due to the devastating damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, which hit its coastline in 2004. Louisiana’s average annual […]

Immigration to Kentucky About Kentucky Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to […]

Kansas Immigration Laws The United States faces a number of issues related to illegal immigration. Although the federal government is responsible for enforcing federal immigration law, several states are addressing the problem of illegal immigration by enacting state laws. These laws are designed to protect legal residents of the state and to relieve the state’s […]

Immigration in Iowa Who were the first people to live in what is now Iowa? No one knows for sure. We do know that the story of North America, the United States, Iowa, and your community is a story of immigration. Coming to America An immigrant is a person who comes into a country to […]

Immigration to Indiana Indiana is one of a handful of states to have passed its own comprehensive and tough immigration laws. However, as a starting point, it is important to be aware of the relationship and tension between state and federal law when it comes to subjects involving immigration. Below you will find information on […]

Illinois state Illinois is a state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 5th most populous and 25th most extensive state, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal, […]